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Sust. Build.
Volume 9, 2026
Article Number 3
Number of page(s) 29
Section Innovative Technologies and Integrated Systems for High Performance Buildings
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/sbuild/2025010
Published online 16 February 2026
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